30 Aug 1855
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Newspaper
Cassville Standard
Location
Cassville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1855
Page
1
Poetic farewell lines speak of a river fading from May and flowers blooming on its banks. The speaker envisions a tranquil life gliding on a smooth tide and wishes for eternal rest beyond the storm, ending with the name Benvenew, Pa, ALVARA.
In a storm bound ascent toward Crag's End the party loses sight of Marchmont and Professor M. Smith orders a swift return to Daddy Logan's while Pomp scouts the road. Thunder roars, Venus fades, and Sol vows to watch all night as the group faces an anxious, clouded night.
A Victorian critique denounces Know Nothing efforts to unite Protestant churches against Roman Catholics. The piece warns that denouncing Catholics as unfit for office undermines constitutional rights and risks social and political degradation, urging defense of religious liberty and church separation.
A Georgia state council report condemns turning religion into a political crusade and warns against mixing church and state. It notes John Wesley and the Methodist movement opposed persecution and urges focus on gospel preaching over civil power. The discussion cites Irish origins of American Methodism and recalls debates on slavery and the Nebraska and Kansas acts.
A 1855 pamphlet of the Georgia State Council proceedings, printed May at Macon, lists 218 councils, delegates, and the President’s address. It records a resolution opposing the slavery question as sectional, while upholding Southern constitutional rights and Union preservation.
A speaker urges brethren to judge sermons by truth not personality, denounces new covenants and divisions, and warns of secession from the Methodist Church as a clash over reform and moral aims within Wesleyan tradition. The address cites rebellion against old platform, calls for peaceful coexistence, and hints at widespread Methodist dissent.
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